Quilled Violin

Quilling is the craft of rolling paper and achieving beautiful results. 

There are lots of amazing artists who excel in quilling. One such blog is Daydreams which is a true inspiration for all quillers out there. I noticed the guitar on this site and decided to use the same method to make a violin. 

Here is the end result, hope you like it!

Quilled flowers and snowflake

Tried quilling some flowers and a snowflake.

Quilled Monogram

A monogram is a great way to decorate your living space! This quilled letter art is a result of my special liking towards the alphabet 'A' as my name starts with the same...

Bead work

Seed beads are small beads used in jewellery making. I had a whole lot of them left from my earlier project and decided to make something out of it. Who doesn't love Tinker Bell???

After drawing the outline I applied glue on small portions and placed each bead separately using a needle.Once this was done, green acrylic was applied to the background.

Glitterati

Anyone who has dealt with glitter knows how difficult managing it is. Glitter glue pens make the process of applying glitter easy like a normal pen or pencil.

For this glitter peacock, I drew the outline using black pen and filled in the glitter colors.

Stone Painting

A little acrylic paint is all it takes to make these stones pop! My first trial with stone painting......

Doodles are fun - Part 2

Another attempt at doodling.

I cut 2 squares (one big and one small) and a heart shape from construction paper and doodled on them.Then I used a sewing thread to attach the pieces to each other. This one hangs from the ceiling of my living room now :)

Doodles are fun - Part 1

As Wiki says, " A doodle is an unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Stereotypical examples of doodling are found in school notebooks, often in the margins, drawn by students daydreaming or losing interest during class." :-)

Doodling is a wonderful way to relax. A pen and paper are all you need to doodle away. You can even do it while watching your favourite shows on TV and that's the best part for me :-)

These were drawn with black pen on the cardboard roll which came with the gift wrapping paper.

Lady of Music- Glass Painting

Glass painting can be used to create amazing decor for home. With a little patience glass and colours can be used to create unique art.

This is my first attempt at glass painting.

Materials used:

1. Black tube colour for outline design
2. Glass painting colours (I used water based colours)
3. Glitter glue pens (optional).

Method:

1. Place the design under the glass. They can be taped to the glass to avoid slipping.
2. Trace the image on the glass using the black outliner.
3. Allow the design to dry for 24 hours. Once it is dry use a craft knife to correct any mistakes made during the tracing. The knife can also be used to adjust the thickness of the lines. 

4. Start filling in the glass colours. The tube of colour itself can be used in fluid motion to fill in the colours. Ensure that there are no bubbles after applying the colours. Use a small needle/pin to pop the bubbles before the paint dries.
5. Allow the paint to dry completely.
6. Glitter glue pens can be used to highlight the painting.
7. If needed, crushed aluminium foil can be used behind the glass for a shining effect.

Frame the piece and you have your glass painting ready!!!

Pencil sketch

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."
~Vincent Van Gogh

Ah! you little voice.. This is for you:)

Paper cutting - A few things

Paper cutting is a wonderful hobby. Though it takes patience and concentration the end results are always pretty.
Here are a few things I learned during my successful (and not so successful ) attempts at this art....

Materials used:   

One of the things I love about paper cutting is that the materials needed are simple and easily available.

Paper to cut: 

You can use any paper ranging from computer paper to card stock paper. It's always better to start practicing on the not-so-pretty papers till you get accustomed to the knife.
If the paper chosen is thin(like computer paper) you need to be extra careful as even a small wrong cut may ruin the entire work. Thin paper is easy to cut but needs care during the process of cutting and while gluing it to the background paper.
If the paper chosen is thick(like card stock) more pressure is needed while cutting.

The image/design 

You can use your own designs but if you are not good with drawing you can always trace the picture you like.

Pen or pencil to draw:

A pen/pencil to draw the image.

Cutting knife:

Any small knife can be used for cutting. When I started cutting I used my small kitchen knife :-)
A X-Acto knife is the best method I have come across. The sharper the knife the better the cut.

The process:

• First draw/trace the image on the paper.  
• Decide the areas which are negative spaces and which need to be removed. If needed you can mark them so that you are not confused. You don't need to erase these as these will be on the other side of our art work.
• Start cutting and enjoy the process as it will be a while :-)
• Once finished carefully glue the piece to another paper which will be the background of our art work.

Voila!! You have created your wonderful piece of art!!!

Learnings:

• Make sure that when you draw the image it is continuous and there are no breaks in between.
• Use something like a self-healing mat or newspaper to protect your table/surface. 
• The knifes are usually pretty sharp and be careful not to cut yourself
• Always take breaks in between as this can take a toll on your wrists if done for extended periods of time.

Happy Paper cutting !!!!!